Kenyan truck drivers face new danger in South Sudan
In the past, truck drivers have been extorted, robbed or burnt to death.
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In the past, truck drivers have been extorted, robbed or burnt to death.
In the past, truck drivers have been extorted, robbed or burnt to death.
There are delays in transporting goods as drivers protest insecurity on the Juba-Nimule highway.
On South Sudan highways, truck drivers face the ‘Wild West’ Saturday April 10 2021 Cargo trucks await clearance at the Malaba border. The Kenyan government has warned its drivers about dangerous highways in South Sudan, following a fatal attack. Photo | File | NMG Summary Juba-Nimule Highway connects the capital of South Sudan to the border with Uganda, the main route Kenyan drivers use to ferry transit goods to South Sudan. Advertisement Kenyan truck drivers say thugs mounting illegal roadblocks on South Sudan’s main highway give them nightmares every time they have an assignment in t...
2 Min Read Published on: 01-28-2021 On January 23, 2021, tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Beira, Mozambique’s fourth-largest city by population. The country had faced several previous disasters, including cyclones Idai and Kenneth in 2019, tropical storm Chalane in December 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic, and uprisings in the Cabo Delgado area. Eloise made landfall as a category 1 storm, followed by heavy rainfall of 200 mm (7 inches) within 24 hours. Local weather reports forecast that the rains would continue for a week, affecting Manica and parts of Inhambane an...